Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This #holidaytrimmingsquilt is a fast and easy project. The pattern releases TODAY! Head over to Shereece's site @sewhookedontreasures to grab your copy.
It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsqui It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsquilt pattern release is coming June 9th. I was happy to test this lovely quilt and even more happy with the way it turned out. Thanks, @sewhookedontreasures. I can't wait to show the full reveal!!
Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top toge Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top together. Look for this fun new quilt pattern coming soon from @sewhookedontreasures!

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Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmin Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmingsquilt by Shereece @sewhookedontreasures. 

Does the new Hustle and Bustle fabric by @official_basicgrey on a Grunge Hits the Spot background put you in the holiday spirit?
This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last bit of binding just about a half hour ago! I love the fabrics in this quilt and they were just random fabrics from my stash. The pattern is #theellaquilt by @kitchentablequilting. I may have to hang this in my family room until it finds a new home.

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Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat bl Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat blocks and these three items are my essentials for achieving that: white fluffy bath towel, cheap Black & Decker iron that steams like crazy, and a Jackson's Woodworks square clapper.

I have a wool pressing mat, but I like the bath towel better. It has enough nap to "grab" the fabrics for a super flat press and it can be tossed in the washer and dryer. 

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One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. T One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. This album quilt was made by members of a club I ran for many years when I had a brick and mortar shop. Several members continued to meet in my home monthly until COVID hit. 

It is special to me because it is a reminder of what is important; the friendships, camaraderie, and encouragement that developed within the group. 

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This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites fo This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. First it is proof that any fabric works when you cut it small enough and second I pieced it on a little mini retreat with a couple of friends. The pattern is Rectangle Wrangle by Bonnie Hunter.

I love, love, love scrap quilts, the more fabrics the better, and that's how I justify buying all the fabric I do.

This particular quilt was chosen for today's prompt because tomorrow it will be on its way to Poland along with nine others from my "quilt room" (see day 3 prompt).

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Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the th Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the things I've learned through quilting, but one I can't seem to get through my head is that I don't like foundation piecing, paper piecing, or hand piecing.  Slow stitching is a concept I can't wrap my head around.

This String Spiderweb was started at a retreat so I jumped on the bandwagon without thinking it through. I have a bunch of these units made but no interest in continuing. As I was snapping the photo though, I had an idea. Stay tuned.

Are there quilting techniques or methods you don't enjoy?

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quilting · December 3, 2013

Catching Up

The Thanksgiving weekend about wore me out.  It really is a lot of fun having so many people here but it’s a ton of work.  It seems like all I’ve done for the past two weeks is cook and clean.  Other than a little bit of work on the Bonnie Hunter mystery I haven’t done any sewing in a long time and I’m starting to get crabby! 

Today I planned to spend most of the day quilting but I HAD to do laundry. There was a mountain of it with sheets from every bed and sofa bed, tablecloths plus towels, towels and more towels.  We have more company coming this weekend so I have to get ready for another round.  By late afternoon I thought I was finished, but then found another large hamper of more sheets and towels! 

On the sewing front, I started one of two commission quilts that need to be finished by Christmas.  Usually when someone asks for a quilt they just give me color suggestions and I select the fabric.  This client is very particular about fabric, though and vetoed almost every multi-colored print.  Pretty much every fabric she wanted was solid looking or tone-on-tone.  The quilt will be a simple Yellow Brick Road variation and I finished piecing the blocks today.  While arranging them I discovered that the one print fabric she approved was too much for the quilt.  It just popped out and was very distracting.  Can you tell which one it is??

YBR-1

So I replaced all of that brown-with-red-squares fabric with a more subtle brown.  It didn’t take very long and now I like the blocks better.  The top is sewn together and backing pieced.  Hopefully I’ll get it loaded on the frame tomorrow so I can start quilting.  Then on to the next one!

YBR-2

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